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alcina

(602 posts) Wed Sep 16, 2015, 11:47 AM Sep 2015

The continued dumbing down of America

I'm cross-posting this from GD (among other groups) because I originally heard about it through a Toronto maker's group I belong to. A place where children using their brains to build things is considered a good thing.

And of course, also because this is the path the Harperites are taking us down, as I'm sure all here are aware. It's a dark and ugly future if the cons win another majority.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027173702#op

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The continued dumbing down of America (Original Post) alcina Sep 2015 OP

I'm not sure if this a political issue so much as a problem with the "zero-tolerance" fanatics. jonno99 Sep 2015 #1

I also wonder if there is some racism involved u4ic Sep 2015 #3

Oh yeah! What do you f@#%ing Canadaiuns know anyway?! R. P. McMurphy Sep 2015 #2

. u4ic Sep 2015 #4

Well, heck! alcina Sep 2015 #5

jonno99

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1. I'm not sure if this a political issue so much as a problem with the "zero-tolerance" fanatics.

Reply to alcina (Original post)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 12:00 PM

Sep 2015

The above idiocy is in line with the stories about the school kids taking a few bites out of their food in such a way as to form the shape of a gun - and then getting suspended for pointing their "gun" in a threatening manner (and saying "bang" I guess...&quot .